John 19:19
Pilate wrote a title also, and put it on the cross. There was written, "JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
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- Matt 27:37 : 37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
- Mark 15:26 : 26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
- Luke 23:38 : 38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
- John 19:14 : 14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour.{noon} He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"
- John 19:21 : 21 The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"
- Acts 3:6 : 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"
- Acts 26:9 : 9 "I myself most assuredly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." 46 Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
- John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!"
- John 18:33 : 33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
- John 19:3 : 3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him.
- John 19:12 : 12 At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
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- John 19:20-223 verses89%
20 Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.
21 The chief priests of the Jews therefore said to Pilate, "Don't write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'he said, I am King of the Jews.'"
22 Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."
- Mark 15:25-273 verses86%
25 It was the third hour,{9:00 A. M.} and they crucified him.
26 The superscription of his accusation was written over him, "THE KING OF THE JEWS."
27 With him they crucified two robbers; one on his right hand, and one on his left.
- Luke 23:37-393 verses85%
37 and saying, "If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!"
38 An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: "THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS."
39 One of the criminals who was hanged insulted him, saying, "If you are the Christ, save yourself and us!"
- Matt 27:36-394 verses85%
36 and they sat and watched him there.
37 They set up over his head the accusation against him written, "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."
38 Then there were two robbers crucified with him, one on his right hand and one on the left.
39 Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
- John 19:12-187 verses80%
12 At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
13 When Pilate therefore heard these words, he brought Jesus out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha."
14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, at about the sixth hour.{noon} He said to the Jews, "Behold, your King!"
15 They cried out, "Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar!"
16 So then he delivered him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led him away.
17 He went out, bearing his cross, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which is called in Hebrew, "Golgotha,"
18 where they crucified him, and with him two others, on either side one, and Jesus in the middle.
- John 19:1-33 verses78%
1 So Pilate then took Jesus, and flogged him.
2 The soldiers twisted thorns into a crown, and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple garment.
3 They kept saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they kept slapping him.
- John 19:5-73 verses77%
5 Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Pilate said to them, "Behold, the man!"
6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and crucify him, for I find no basis for a charge against him."
7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
- John 18:32-332 verses77%
32 that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by what kind of death he should die.
33 Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?"
- Mark 15:12-143 verses75%
12 Pilate again asked them, "What then should I do to him whom you call the King of the Jews?"
13 They cried out again, "Crucify him!"
14 Pilate said to them, "Why, what evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, "Crucify him!"
- Matt 27:22-232 verses75%
22 Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
23 But the governor said, "Why? What evil has he done?" But they cried out exceedingly, saying, "Let him be crucified!"
- Mark 15:17-182 verses75%
17 They clothed him with purple, and weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18 They began to salute him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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29 They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"
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2 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered, "So you say."
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9 Pilate answered them, saying, "Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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39 But you have a custom, that I should release someone to you at the Passover. Therefore do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
- Luke 23:2-32 verses73%
2 They began to accuse him, saying, "We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king."
3 Pilate asked him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" He answered him, "So you say."
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32 Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross, that we may see and believe him.{TR omits "him"}" Those who were crucified with him insulted him.
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20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
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11 Now Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, "Are you the King of the Jews?" Jesus said to him, "So you say."
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35 Pilate answered, "I'm not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests delivered you to me. What have you done?"
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42 Then because of the Jews' Preparation Day (for the tomb was near at hand) they laid Jesus there.
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16 He has on his garment and on his thigh a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
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21 but they shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify him!"
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37 Again another Scripture says, "They will look on him whom they pierced."
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9 He entered into the Praetorium again, and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus gave him no answer.